Miami, Florida. May 20, 2011In the wake of the news that Hatsune Miku will be coming to Anime Expo 2011 to perform, AX and ACP are holding a cosplay contest for Miku and her friends!You may enter the contest between now and June 17th at http://www.acparadise.com/. On June 18th, all entries will be shown on the contest page, where people can vote for their favorite entries. The finalists with the most votes will be announced on June 24.

The winner of each one of these six subcontests will not only have bragging rights of winning their category, but will also get a ticket to the Hatsune Miku concert at Anime Expo 2011. Even if you are not planning to attend Anime Expo, please enter and support your Vocaloid pride. You can enter all six of the subcontests if you have the cosplay for it, but you'll have to pick one costume per subcontest to enter.

FAQ: 1. Can we enter variants of these character's costumes? Your currently posted rules are confusing. -Yes they are! And yes you can. Currently we have our generic rules posted to the contests, and we will modify them later today to match our previous Vocaloid contest rules: http://www.acparadise.com/acp/contests.php?cid=402. What happens if I win, but am not going to Anime Expo. -You can designate that your ticket goes to someone else who will be going. 3. Project Diva Ok Y/Y? -Y. 4. When does the contest end? -Entry Deadline: 06-17-2011 11:59 PM EST. 5. Does this include the Anime Expo badge to get in? -No.

About American Cosplay ParadiseFounded in 2000, American Cosplay Paradise (ACP) serves as an extensive database for cosplayers, people who dress up in costumes. Members contribute pictures of their costumes, which are sorted by series and character for easy searching. ACParadise also works with our industry partners to provide cosplayers for events and conventions, allowing distributors to meet their strongest fans. With live photo and video coverage of the various anime conventions in the US, ACP is one of the leading resources for finding costumes of your favorite anime, manga, and videogame characters. For more information can be found at itswebsite http://www.acparadise.com.

About Anime ExpoHeld annually in Los Angeles, Anime Expo is North America’s largest anime and manga event. Anime Expo gives fans the rare opportunity to meet and hear from some of the most famous anime, manga and musical artists from Japan and get into the action through everything from costume play, karaoke and video competitions to exclusive screenings, non-stop video gaming competitions and the wildly popular Masquerade, in which fans transform themselves into their favorite characters through creative costuming, accessories and make-up and put on their own show before an audience of thousands. AX 2011 will be held July 1 – July 4, 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. To register or for more information, please visit http://www.anime-expo.org.